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		cardanome 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Plan 9 Foundation What about community forks like 9front that provides updates and improvements? Will they be ignored? Who is exactly behind the foundation?

rollcat 7 months ago | [–]

Yep 9front is alive and well. They're occasionally adding new drivers, fixing bugs, making semi-regular releases, dog-fooding the thing daily, etc. Also the artwork/banter is top-notch (if you ignore a couple loud controversies).

mseepgood 7 months ago | [–]

It's more about preservation, like a museum of software history.

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